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The QC, Vol. 83, No. 24 • April 24, 1997

1997_04_24_001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^■^^ j^-*^ April 24,1997
Quaker Campus
Photo Courtesy of Sean Riordan
► Building A Better
Track Team
First year head coach
Greg Phillips is architect
of the Poet's rebuilding
program. See how the renovation is progressing.
pg 16
C A M .P Uil S
»
► We're Going to
the Chapel
In an effort to attract
off-campus events, the
Whittier College Memorial Chapel is undergoing
renovation —but not everyone is happy about it.
Find out why.
pg7
C O L L E G
L E G J*
At
► Sitar Right Down
and Hear a Tale
Sitar player Kartik Se-
shadri visited at the Shannon Center last Sunday,
April 20, enchanting audiences with his improvi-
sational ragas.
pg 10
► COR IN i Page
T! epre-
sentatives (COR) can now
be reached via Internet at
www.whiitier.edu/cor/
home .html.
The web page features
the COR constitution.
COR members* office
hours, how to contact
members of COR. a breakdown of COR committees,
and other information.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Bartl Appointed New COR Secretary
STUDENT GOV'T
► Kim Bartl was one of two students who
applied for the COR Secretary position,
and was appointed by COR President
Keristofer Saryani on Monday.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Junior Kim Bartl was appointed as the new
Council of Representatives (COR) secretary
after a five week period with no secretary due
to the resignation of former COR Secretary
Amanda Vaughn. The assignment—which was
made on Monday, April 21 at the COR meeting—is effective immediately, and will continue through the Fall semester of 1997.
"I wanted to get more involved on campus
and was really interested in student government," Bartl said. "This is the first semester
I've had a chance to get involved in it." Bartl
was studying abroad in England during the
Fall COR elections.
Bartl, a political science major and business minor, was active in student government
during her high school years, but has never
attended a COR meeting.
She was one of two students to apply for
the secretarv position, which was decided upon
by a committee made up of four at-large representatives, the freshman class president,
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Kim Bartl
the off-campus representative, student body
vice president, and treasurer.
When Vaughn resigned, Student Body President Keristofer Sarvani_ suggested fillingjhe
positibrfby either holding a second election or
by presidential appointment. COR decided upon
the latter.
"At the time, I didn't feel comfortable
making the decision on my own because all
the other executive board positions were appointed by myself," Saryani said. Therefore,
the committee, whose main responsibility was
narrowing the applications down to two recommendations for Saryani, was formed. Because there were only two applicants, the
committee recommended both. Saryani chose
Bartl, who was approved by the committee.
According to Saryani, there was a lot of
interest from the freshman class, but freshmen
are ineligible under the COR constitution
which specifies that members of the Executive Board must have completed at least two
semesters, at Whittier.
"Kim had a very successful interview,"
Saryani said. "One of the main things I looked
for is that she has the time it takes to properly
fulfill the responsibilities of the secretary position."
Saryani wants Bartl to take on more than
"the basic responsibilities of typing the COR
minutes and writing up bills, but also [take] a
leadership role."
"I heard about [the secretary position opening], and wasn't going to apply at first," Bartl
said. "It was sort of a last minute decision."
She turned in her application the night of
Tuesday, April 21. The application deadline
was Wednesday, April 22 at noon.
Gilchrist, Desai to Speak at
Commencement Ceremony
Campus Hit by Weekend Vandalism
SPEAKER
► Breaking the tradition of
having one student speaker at
graduation, the Commencement Committee chose both
Jedediah Gilchrist and Shefali
Desai.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Seniors Jedediah Gilchrist
and Shefali Desai were selected
on Thursday, April 17 to give commencement speeches for the May
23 graduation ceremony. It is the
first time in "a good five or six
years" that there have been two
student speakers at graduation,
according to Commencement
Committee Member Steven Gothold, Professor of Music and former
Dean of Students.
The speakers were chosen by
a committee made up of three
faculty members and three students.
"The committee decided on
two speakers because both were
outstanding in different ways,"
Dean of Students Susan Allen said.
"Both speeches were strong, appropriate and articulate."
"It's an odd choice, but a good
one," Gilchrist said about the com-
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Jedediah Gilchrist
Platner Hall fell victim to anti-society grafitti.
and a Campus Safety car wire
on routine patrol at 2:05 a.m. on
Sunduy, April 2()
of Sunday, AprU2&. Campus
Safety has no suspects.
by CHRIS ZIEC.LER
QC Asst. A&E Editor
four hours removing the graffiti.
QC File Photo
Shefali Desai
mittee selecting two speakers. "It
will make the program more diverse."
Gilchrist's speech addresses
Please see SPEAKERS, pg. 6
graffiti on Pl<itncr and Na>lor
Hath, und npkxJed a firecracker
on the hood of a Campus Safety
patrol vehicle shortly after the
Moim Km iLince ended Sunda)
TO-TOi'TO A'-;
Campus Safety Officer Jeff
McGinnis noticed graffiti read-
"on
"Is it
worth it?" and "Follow your leaders" in the Nay lor 1 lall area while
Manager Bill Worthy estimated
w< >u Id cost thecol lege atx mt $ 125.
"If |thc vandals | are caught.
(hey would have to pay for the
■..• • tfieir
privilege to be here for a while."
tn won't be tolerated," Provost Richard Millman
said. "It is wrung and against ev-
,er values
l '(Ed Ma
lone i io leads or suspects
in the case.
Please see CRIME, pg, 5
ISSUE 24 •VOLUME 83

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^■^^ j^-*^ April 24,1997
Quaker Campus
Photo Courtesy of Sean Riordan
► Building A Better
Track Team
First year head coach
Greg Phillips is architect
of the Poet's rebuilding
program. See how the renovation is progressing.
pg 16
C A M .P Uil S
»
► We're Going to
the Chapel
In an effort to attract
off-campus events, the
Whittier College Memorial Chapel is undergoing
renovation —but not everyone is happy about it.
Find out why.
pg7
C O L L E G
L E G J*
At
► Sitar Right Down
and Hear a Tale
Sitar player Kartik Se-
shadri visited at the Shannon Center last Sunday,
April 20, enchanting audiences with his improvi-
sational ragas.
pg 10
► COR IN i Page
T! epre-
sentatives (COR) can now
be reached via Internet at
www.whiitier.edu/cor/
home .html.
The web page features
the COR constitution.
COR members* office
hours, how to contact
members of COR. a breakdown of COR committees,
and other information.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Bartl Appointed New COR Secretary
STUDENT GOV'T
► Kim Bartl was one of two students who
applied for the COR Secretary position,
and was appointed by COR President
Keristofer Saryani on Monday.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Junior Kim Bartl was appointed as the new
Council of Representatives (COR) secretary
after a five week period with no secretary due
to the resignation of former COR Secretary
Amanda Vaughn. The assignment—which was
made on Monday, April 21 at the COR meeting—is effective immediately, and will continue through the Fall semester of 1997.
"I wanted to get more involved on campus
and was really interested in student government," Bartl said. "This is the first semester
I've had a chance to get involved in it." Bartl
was studying abroad in England during the
Fall COR elections.
Bartl, a political science major and business minor, was active in student government
during her high school years, but has never
attended a COR meeting.
She was one of two students to apply for
the secretarv position, which was decided upon
by a committee made up of four at-large representatives, the freshman class president,
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Kim Bartl
the off-campus representative, student body
vice president, and treasurer.
When Vaughn resigned, Student Body President Keristofer Sarvani_ suggested fillingjhe
positibrfby either holding a second election or
by presidential appointment. COR decided upon
the latter.
"At the time, I didn't feel comfortable
making the decision on my own because all
the other executive board positions were appointed by myself," Saryani said. Therefore,
the committee, whose main responsibility was
narrowing the applications down to two recommendations for Saryani, was formed. Because there were only two applicants, the
committee recommended both. Saryani chose
Bartl, who was approved by the committee.
According to Saryani, there was a lot of
interest from the freshman class, but freshmen
are ineligible under the COR constitution
which specifies that members of the Executive Board must have completed at least two
semesters, at Whittier.
"Kim had a very successful interview,"
Saryani said. "One of the main things I looked
for is that she has the time it takes to properly
fulfill the responsibilities of the secretary position."
Saryani wants Bartl to take on more than
"the basic responsibilities of typing the COR
minutes and writing up bills, but also [take] a
leadership role."
"I heard about [the secretary position opening], and wasn't going to apply at first," Bartl
said. "It was sort of a last minute decision."
She turned in her application the night of
Tuesday, April 21. The application deadline
was Wednesday, April 22 at noon.
Gilchrist, Desai to Speak at
Commencement Ceremony
Campus Hit by Weekend Vandalism
SPEAKER
► Breaking the tradition of
having one student speaker at
graduation, the Commencement Committee chose both
Jedediah Gilchrist and Shefali
Desai.
by ADAM PAVA
QC News Editor
Seniors Jedediah Gilchrist
and Shefali Desai were selected
on Thursday, April 17 to give commencement speeches for the May
23 graduation ceremony. It is the
first time in "a good five or six
years" that there have been two
student speakers at graduation,
according to Commencement
Committee Member Steven Gothold, Professor of Music and former
Dean of Students.
The speakers were chosen by
a committee made up of three
faculty members and three students.
"The committee decided on
two speakers because both were
outstanding in different ways,"
Dean of Students Susan Allen said.
"Both speeches were strong, appropriate and articulate."
"It's an odd choice, but a good
one," Gilchrist said about the com-
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Jedediah Gilchrist
Platner Hall fell victim to anti-society grafitti.
and a Campus Safety car wire
on routine patrol at 2:05 a.m. on
Sunduy, April 2()
of Sunday, AprU2&. Campus
Safety has no suspects.
by CHRIS ZIEC.LER
QC Asst. A&E Editor
four hours removing the graffiti.
QC File Photo
Shefali Desai
mittee selecting two speakers. "It
will make the program more diverse."
Gilchrist's speech addresses
Please see SPEAKERS, pg. 6
graffiti on Pllor
Hath, und npkxJed a firecracker
on the hood of a Campus Safety
patrol vehicle shortly after the
Moim Km iLince ended Sunda)
TO-TOi'TO A'-;
Campus Safety Officer Jeff
McGinnis noticed graffiti read-
"on
"Is it
worth it?" and "Follow your leaders" in the Nay lor 1 lall area while
Manager Bill Worthy estimated
w< >u Id cost thecol lege atx mt $ 125.
"If |thc vandals | are caught.
(hey would have to pay for the
■..• • tfieir
privilege to be here for a while."
tn won't be tolerated," Provost Richard Millman
said. "It is wrung and against ev-
,er values
l '(Ed Ma
lone i io leads or suspects
in the case.
Please see CRIME, pg, 5
ISSUE 24 •VOLUME 83